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Selected Prose, Daybooks, and Papers
George Oppen
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Description for Selected Prose, Daybooks, and Papers
Paperback. Offers a selection of Pulitzer Prize-winning objectivist poet George Oppen's extant writings outside of poetry, including the essay "The Mind's Own Place" and "Twenty-Six Fragments," which were found on the wall of Oppen's study after his death. This work presents an inspiring portrait of this writer and a testament to the creative process itself. Editor(s): Cope, Stephen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
This is the first comprehensive critical edition of the unpublished writings of Pulitzer Prize-winning objectivist poet George Oppen (1908-1984). Editor Stephen Cope has made a judicious selection of Oppen's extant writings outside of poetry, including the essay "The Mind's Own Place" as well as "Twenty-Six Fragments," which were found on the wall of Oppen's study after his death. Most notable are Oppen's "Daybooks," composed in the decade following his return to poetry in 1958. "Selected Prose, Daybooks, and Papers" is an inspiring portrait of this essential writer and a testament to the creative process itself.
This is the first comprehensive critical edition of the unpublished writings of Pulitzer Prize-winning objectivist poet George Oppen (1908-1984). Editor Stephen Cope has made a judicious selection of Oppen's extant writings outside of poetry, including the essay "The Mind's Own Place" as well as "Twenty-Six Fragments," which were found on the wall of Oppen's study after his death. Most notable are Oppen's "Daybooks," composed in the decade following his return to poetry in 1958. "Selected Prose, Daybooks, and Papers" is an inspiring portrait of this essential writer and a testament to the creative process itself.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520252325
SKU
V9780520252325
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About George Oppen
George Oppen (1908--1984) was born in New York and died in San Francisco. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1968 for Of Being Numerous. His work is available in New Collected Poems, edited by Michael Davidson (2002); Selected Poems, edited by Robert Creeley (2003); and Selected Letters of George Oppen, edited by Rachel Blau DuPlessis (1990). Stephen Cope received his ... Read more
Reviews for Selected Prose, Daybooks, and Papers
"A book that will undoubtedly deepen readers' experience and understanding of Oppen, and broaden the scope of Oppen scholarship."
Joseph Bradshaw Rain Taxi Review Of Books "Carefully transcribed and annotated... Cope's book is well organized and makes an admirably clear text for readers." Times Literary Supplement (TLS)
Joseph Bradshaw Rain Taxi Review Of Books "Carefully transcribed and annotated... Cope's book is well organized and makes an admirably clear text for readers." Times Literary Supplement (TLS)